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Jury Pool Profile

Edgefield County, South Carolina

Republican +32 (2024)
Population
26,508
Median household income
$67,092
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 15,755 59.4%
  • Black or African American alone 8,335 31.4%
  • Asian alone 141 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 56 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 45 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 571 2.2%
  • Two or more races 1,605 6.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,650 6.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42

  • Under 18 4,573 17.3%
  • 18–24 2,286 8.6%
  • 25–44 7,210 27.2%
  • 45–64 7,247 27.3%
  • 65 and over 5,192 19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
-0.31 pp vs. state
County GDP
$893.9M
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,678
Establishments
459

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,515 25.2%
  • Education & health services 1,110 18.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 664 11.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 499 8.3%
  • Construction 381 6.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 376 6.3%
  • Public administration 338 5.6%
  • Professional & business services 283 4.7%
  • Other services 243 4.0%
  • Financial activities 62 1.0%
  • Information 16 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.8%
Median gross rent
$854
Owner-occupied
7,591
Renter-occupied
1,917

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,919 votes cast

  • Republican 9,092 65.3%
  • Democratic 4,659 33.5%
  • Other / third-party 168 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,267 5.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 47 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 33 0.1%
  • German 29 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 19 0.1%
  • Chinese 18 0.1%
  • Other 7 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,508
Family households
6,695
70.4% of households
Married w/ children
4,914
Single-mother households
694
Veterans
1,676
7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 8,198 32.0%
  • Catholic 2,795 10.9%
  • Black Protestant 1,372 5.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,117 4.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 200 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.2%
With a disability
15.3%
Bachelor's or higher
21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
11th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
Court seats
Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
18.24 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Edgefield County, South Carolina to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.